Body Washes Ashore in Hopkins Village

Abraham Rodriguez

Investigators, as well as a family from Hopkins Village, are awaiting the results of a post-mortem examination on the body of Abraham Rodriguez. Rodriguez, whose body washed ashore over the weekend near a resort in the village, is believed to have had a mental health condition. Police were called out to retrieve the body which had no signs of injury. Here are some brief remarks from ACP Alden Dawson.

Alden Dawson

ACP Alden Dawson, Head, National Crimes Investigation Branch, B.P.D.

“A body did float up in the Hopkins area, the Hamanasi Resort area. Police have since retrieved the body from sea and there are no signs of any injury or no reason to believe there is foul play. Sometime during the course of today, a post-mortem will be conducted on that body and then from there we will know exactly if it was just a drowning or… Police also learnt that that male person is also a mental case.”